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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the representation of an individual or legal entity by a |
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member of the legislature for compensation before a state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.025, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.025. INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATORS' |
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REPRESENTATION BEFORE EXECUTIVE STATE AGENCIES. A member of the |
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legislature who represents another individual, business entity, |
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state agency, government, governmental subdivision, special |
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district, or other legal entity [person] for compensation before an |
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executive state agency shall report on the financial statement: |
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(1) the name of the agency; |
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(2) the individual, business entity, state agency, |
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government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other |
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legal entity [person] represented by the member; and |
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(3) the category of the amount of compensation |
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received by the member for that representation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.052(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A member of the legislature may not, for compensation, |
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represent another individual, business entity, state agency, |
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government, governmental subdivision, special district, or other |
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legal entity [person] before a state agency in the executive branch |
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of state government unless the representation: |
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(1) is pursuant to an attorney-client relationship in |
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a criminal law matter; or |
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(2) involves the filing of documents that involve only |
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ministerial acts on the part of the commission, agency, board, |
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department, or officer. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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572.025, Government Code, apply only to a financial statement due |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A financial statement |
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due before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the financial statement was due, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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572.052, Government Code, applies only to an offense committed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |